Zyzzyva is an avant garde literary/art publication in San Francisco. Howard Junker is a great supporter of the arts, and combines short stories, essays and poetry with art in this quarterly publication - but only black and white art. Check it out for submission guidelines, and by all means, subscribe!! http://www.zyzzyva.org/ Patricia
The whole idea of looking to masters instead of overturning something is very Chinese. On some level, Ha Jin has chosen mastery over genius. It's as if he said, "I am going to make something like that." This never happens with American writers. We are too beset with the anxiety of influence. What he's doing is very challenging, and I am interested to see how the American literati pick it up and deal with it. Gish Jen NY Times Sunday Magazine 6 February 2000 ZYZZYVA presents An Imitation Workshop in which we will not pay any attention to your own fiction, but will invite you to apprentice yourself, in the medieval manner, to the work of certain masters. We will focus on their craft, on reading them to extract elements of style and tricks of the trade. You will do imitations, replays, emulations, parodies, extensions. Your own work will eventually benefit, we hope, because, for a moment, you had set your path in the footsteps of greatness. May 5-7 at the Golden Gate Club in the Presidio of San Francisco led by Nicholas Delbanco with editors David Hamilton, Howard Junker, Peter Stine To request a brochure: ZYZZYVA POB 590069 San Francisco 94159-6009 415.752.4393 [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Apply: Submit a one-page parody of your favorite author, along with a $20 nonrefundable reading fee, which, if you are accepted, can be applied to your tuition fee. Tuition fee (includes continental breakfast & lunch both days): Nonsubscribers: $200 ZYZZYVA subscribers: $150 Each workshop is limited to 12 members. Requests for a specific instructor will be honored on a first-come, first-served basis. A check for the full amount must be received before your acceptance is confirmed. Cancellations received prior to April 1 will be subject to a $100 charge. No refunds after April 1, unless a waiting-list replacement is available. An anthology of material for workshop analysis and inspiration will be sent you on or about April 15.
